Isetta 300 Pickup (Factory-Built) – 1961
Marca : BMW
Modello : Isetta 300
Versione : Pickup
Anno : 1961
Telaio N. : A12747
Esemplari prodotti :
Motore : Monocilindrico
Cilindrata : 295 cc
Distribuzione : OHV
Valvole Cilindro : 2
Alimentazione : 1 Carb. Bing
Potenza : 13 CV a 5.200 giri/min
Top speed Km/h : 85
Before there was the X5…there was the Isetta. Yes, the microcar with a million uses was even once a “crossover,” a combination of passenger car and utility vehicle, although the model in question was built not in Germany but by the British licensee, Isetta of Great Britain Ltd. of Brighton, known for its many variations on the Isetta theme.
The factory-built Isetta pickup truck was essentially an Isetta coupe with a stubby cargo bed added to the rear above the engine. It was perhaps the answer to a question that no one had asked, but then again, most fun things are, and it continued to prove the amazing flexibility of the Isetta design for a variety of uses. More importantly, it actually found its customer. The Royal Air Force employed a small fleet of Isetta pickup trucks for a time. The thought of these little bubble cars zipping happily around an airfield filled with weapons of war is hard to comprehend…but it apparently happened.
Auction Result
2013 – Bruce Weiner Museum – RM Sotheby's – $ 63.250
